Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-30
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
The Alias Keeping 1t Up-Other Gam
Here and Elsewhere.

The Alias Keeping 1t Up-Other Game.
Here and Elsewhere.
Notwithstanding the hot weather there
was large attendance upon the game be
tween the Atlas and GREENWOOD IL Morans
at Agricultural Park, and the spectators
had much enjoyment. though the game
was one-sided, because of the great batting
and fielding done. The visiting nine did
not have Van Haltren with it, and Monet
found the opposing team terrible slug
gers" as they scored fifteen hits off his
pitching in seven innings, and these in
cluded three three-baggers and one for two
| bases. The Oaklanders have been relying
SO much on Van Haltren that they are not
as well up in fielding as they should be.
| Their error column foots up total of 10,
| but then il should be borne in mind that
there was a great deal of fielding to do
and many a "chance" to take. AS
the nine is now organized, the AL
| tas are about as strong at the bat
as any club of the League, and their
base-running is good. They make more
errors than they should average, perhaps
because they do not all have the necessary
practice between games, and they have a
tendency to interfere with enc another in
fielding, through over-anxiety, which
should be remedied. In the game with the
Greenhoods Mullee, though hit frequently,
played with great strength and watched
bases vigilantly. Caveny, the new right
fielder, did not have chance to field, but
did such fine execution with the bat and in
base-running that he became favorite at
once, and there was general expression of
surprise that the Pioneers had released
him. Lovett performed his duty in the
field with never-failing success, and, though
unlucky in his hits, always found the ball.
Powers held down first with his usual skill,
and Anderson was strong at third. Nc
Laughlin-well, he was Mclaughlin, and
his neat lodging between bases in the eighth
inning, whereby he got the G. & MS rat
tied and enabled Mullee to score. was
fine exhibition of level-headness. Flints
play was excellent, except twice, when his
misjudged the flight of the ball. Robertson
did better batting than usual, but his
"hoodoo" caused him to appear twice in
the error column. Newbert played brill
iantly, but towards the close of the game
made two costly errors. Some of his stop
ping and throwing received great applause
The most noticeable features of the Green
hood Il Moran play were Donovan's splen-
did fielding and McDonald's quiet, steady
work behind the bat and With it. In the
eighth inning Monet retired from the box
and Gurnett took his place, but the latter
was wild, and the change was scarcely
beneficial-but the game was already lost
and won. In fact, it was virtually decided
in the second inning, when the Atlas
punched five hits, and it was seen that
they had "got on " to Monet; and in the
seventh inning when they scored four
more, after one each in the fourth and sixth
inning, it was only question how large
the figures would be. The G. & Ms never
succeeded in getting more than one run in
an inning, and their score only reached a
total of four, the famous losing figure this
season. The Atlas now tie the G. & MS
for second place, the Haverly's by defeat
ing the Pioneers, having the first
place. 1t cannot be claimed by
the G. & Ms that they lost any
thing yesterday on account of the UNI
pire, for his decisions were greatly in their
favor, though, of course, without his in
tending any partially. During the game
there were two disputes, which resulted in
the rules being hunted up and read, and
in both instances the visitors received the
benefit. In one, Gurnett, after Donovan
had reached first when the ball was pitched
raised the bat and brought it straight
down, making little jump at the same
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and Donovan went to second. The Atlas
claimed that Gurnett had interfered with
the catcher-he could not have made such
a demonstration for any other purpose
but he was let off with a called "strike."
In the third inning while Mcdonald was
on third and Blakiston on second, Ryan
made hit, and Blakiston ran up to third,
and, it was claimed, touched it, but Nc
Donald could not get home and Blakiston
finally got back to second. From the re-
porter's stand the discussion could not be
heard and only surmised, but no one was
declared out. The proposition should have
been about like this, as seen from the
stand: Mcdonald was forced off his base,
and was out and Blakiston, by abandoning
third after making it, was also out. How
ever, the side was retired without scoring
after the dispute. During the contest there
were some very brilliant plays, causing the
errors to be forgotten. Following is the
ScOre in detail